Batty Marie Tallchief Thesis

During the summer after her fifth grade year, her family moved to Newport Beach. After dealing with

On April 17th, I attended an Honors College thesis presentation by Barbara Armeta, an American Studies major here at UMass Lowell. Throughout her presentation, she explains the research she did on a ranch owned by her family and the history of the land. Armeta started her presentation by going all the way back through her family line to the end of the Spanish - American war. She introduced Electa Ousley, who was one of the first women in Gilroy, CA to be granted the right to claim her own land. Ousley and her husband were one of the early pioneers in Santa Clara County who made the wagon train journey during the Gold Rush.

The light shine down and the music surrounds her as she dance into the air and across the stage. The audience yells and clap for her as the curtain close. It’s the end of another work week for Jane Onwuegbuchu. Jane comes from a very huge family of 8, where it’s very hard for her to be at the center of attention, especially being the 5th child. Jane was born in Houston, Texas on June 22, 1987 to Rosaline and James Onwuegbuchu. She started dancing at the young age of 3 with Elite dancers and fell in love with dancing since then. “Growing up as a child, Jane was a very good child, she loved dancing and just seeing her dance melt my heart. She was a part of a lot of dance organization, church, youth dance team etc… You name it and she was there,”

Naomi Lang was born in a small tribe in Arcata California (1)(2)(4), it is close to the Redwood National Forest (2). December 18,1978 Naomi was born in the Karuk Tribe (1)(2). Her Indian name is “Maheetahan” it means “Morning Star”(1). In her tribe there are about 3,096 members(4). Naomi started dancing at three years old (3). Naomi’s mother became ill and so Naomi’s family moved to Michigan to be with her (4).She started skating lessons in Michigan when she was eight (1)(2)(4). The Ice Capades inspired her to skate (2)(3). When Naomi was twelve she went to the Interlochen Arts Academy and the Grand Rapids Ballet Company to be a ballerina (2)(3). While Naomi was there she was awarded the ‘Outstanding Achievement in Ballet’ (3). Once she was sixteen she went from skating to dancing (2). At this point in her life her mother was very encouraging and supportive to her (5). Naomi Lang’s childhood and teenage years were filled with skating and dancing schools

Irena sendler saved 2, 500 babies from the nazis during world war two .Also for the early years irena sendler was not irena sendler she was Irena krzyzanowska. When she was little girl she lost her father very young from typus.Irena also loved playing with baby dolls ,and new in her heart all along that she was going to have a big impact on children's lives as she grew older.Irena sendler was born on february 15,1910 in warsaw poland her adult life was amazing because that is when she saved many children after being saved herself as a little girl and being put in a polish family anyway irena sendler did indeed save 2,500 jewish children from the nazis in september, 1943 on october 20 Sendler was arrested because she saved the children but

Lately the $20 bill has been put under some controversy thanks to man on it, Andrew Jackson, and who should be honored by having their portrait placed on it. A great replacement would be Lucretia Mott was an abolitionist and a women’s rights activist whose work was crucial to women and African- Americans, not only of past generations but to the present ones as well. Putting Lucretia Mott on the $20 bill would be a great way to honor her, and the steps that she took in giving oppressed women and African Americans the same opportunities as white men. Lucretia Mott was born on the 3rd of January 1793, on Nantucket Island Massachusetts to Thomas Coffin Jr and Anna Folger. Lucretia’s father was a captain of a ship who was always away on the

Mollie Goodnight did all that she could throughout her whole life from taking care of her siblings right after both of her parents’ deaths, to just teaching some of her husband's farm hands how to read. Mollie tried to do her best even in the darkest of times, which is one of the reasons that she is one of the best women Texas has ever had.

Less than 20 years before Henry Bissex’s birth on Feburary 6th, 1796, the British colonies in the New World declared independence, and established a whole new nation. Although still in Great Britain, Bissex was born in an era of construction and new beginnings in the newly founded United States. In 1796, Jay’s treaty brought together Great Britain and the United States in a 10 year period of peaceful trade after the American Revolution. Among other factors, the treaty contributed to the growing rift in the american population between those who wished to establish amiable relations with the British, and those who wished to support the French. On March 30th, in the same year, Henry Bissex is baptised while George Washington delivers a speech regarding the Jay treaty, warning the public about the consequences of foreign diplomacy and negotiations.

As a child, Maria’s grandmother told her all about the Osage pride and folktales. As it states in line six of the prompt, Maria thought of herself as a typical indian girl, shy and docile. The only thing that brought her out of her shyness was the passion to dance ballet. Betty Marie was Maria’s real name, but she thought changing her name would help her in her career and sounded more sophisticated since an abundant of other ballerinas changed their names as well. Her last name didn’t change, because she didn’t want to deny her heritage as an Osage native american. Her reputation as a wonderful ballerina spread in her hometown, but was told by one instructor that she didn’t properly learn the basics. So, she had to restart from the beginning. At first she became furious , but realized her technique became better afterwards. Even if an american native, Maria had developed a cognizance to how she grew as a successful

Although many dancers (sometimes referred to as “strippers”) of Gypsy Rose Lee’s era attempted various gimmicks to stand out and make a name for themselves, no one could quite compare to the charisma and character that illuminated the stage of Gypsy Rose Lee. American writer H.L. Mencken even coined the term “ecdysiast” just for Gypsy, which he felt was a more dignified way of referring to Gypsy in her profession. Gypsy may be an icon to many, even inspiring a musical based on her memoirs titled Gypsy: A Musical Fable., but she is also a woman who is much greater than the performer known on stage.

She was born on December 18, 1916 in Saint Louis, Missouri to John Grable and Lillian Hoffman. Betty’s mom was determined to have one of her daughters become a star. She tried at first with her oldest daughter but failed with her. Therefore, she then turned her sights on Betty. She pushed her to be a performer even though she would she suffered from anxieties.

February of every year is known as National Black History Month. There are many African American people who made a great impact on all African-Americans today. In honor of this month, though, I have chosen to write about Marian Anderson. Marian Anderson was a singer who had made a great impact on many of the black singers in the past. She was one of the first female African-American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1955. Some of Marian’s last words to the public were “I have a great belief in the future of my people and my country.”

Miss Farrell has a wonderful talent that allow her to let you vividly experience the true life of a performer. It is not a surprise that she has this wonderful gift. In fact, a ballerina is naturally a story teller, but instead of using words to illustrate her tale a ballerina will use movements and sounds to tell a story. Farrell does not hold back a single bit of her tragic but fulfilling life from us. She honestly puts her true self into the book showing us the somewhat odd but beautiful quirks in her

Betty Friedan was born in 1921 in Illinois. She attended Smith College and received her degree in psychology. She graduated at age 21. After having her second child, she lost her job as a reporter. She felt that her life as a house-keeper was not enough for her. Friedan wanted to

Saint Bonaventure was born in Umbria, Italy to parents Giovanni di Fidanza who was a physician and Maria Ritella, he was an Italian medieval Franciscan, scholastic theologian and philosopher, and there is not a lot of information about his childhood. He fell ill while he was young and was saved from death by the intercession of St. Francis of Assisi. He was born as Giovanni di Fidanza just like his father but later on be canonized by Pope Sixtus IV. He would be also later on declared a Doctor of the church in 1588 by Pope Sixtus V.